Shakespeare: an overview

Introduction

The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

A note on the source of Romeo and Juliet

[Excerpt] from The lectures of 1811-1812, Lecture VII / Samuel Taylor Coleridge

[Excerpt] from Shakespearean tragedy / H.B. Charlton

Romeo and Juliet: the meaning of a theatrical experience / Michael Goldman

Beyond comedy: Romeo and Juliet / Susan Snyder

Violence, love, and gender in Romeo and Juliet / Marianne Novy

Romeo and Juliet on stage and screen / Sylvan Barnet

Suggested reference.

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Reading Shakespeare's language

Shakespeare's life

Shakespeare's theater

Publication of Shakespeare's plays

Introduction to this text

Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet : text of the play with commentary

Longer notes

Textual notes

Romeo and Juliet, a modern perspective / by Gail Kern Paster

Further reading

Key to famous lines and phrases.